Unfortunately it will not work on our LTE network as that phone does not support the bands we use (2100 and 2600).

Hello,

I'm confused. Azn_dan's phone lists AWS as supported even though 2100 is not specifically mentioned. AWS is technically band 4 or 1700/2100 so shouldn't that phone work on the LTE network since it has also been noted on here that AWS is required to get on the LTE network?

Re: FIDO LTE Bands Match

So, i need to have either one of 2100 or 2600 to get lte coverage? And both doesn't have to be on the phone?

Hello RajR,

Before I completely dance around your questions with a less than definitive answer, let me first clarify that the 2100 refers to Advanced Wireless Services or AWS (Band 4; 1700/2100 MHz) rather than Band 1 as suggested on the 'How to' page. This notion is confirmed with the recent launch of Rogers' LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) where they refer to AWS as the 'backbone' of their LTE network. So the frequencies for Fido/Rogers' LTE are AWS, 2600, and 700 MHz.

If your phone only supports AWS, then you should be able to access the LTE network. It is still unclear, however, as to whether or not AWS is required to access the LTE network or not. That is, are 2600 or 700 sufficient on their own to access the network?

If you are hoping to utilise LTE-A, then you would need a LTE-A capable phone as not all phones would be able to function in that capacity even if they had both AWS and 700.